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Stop by for a glass of wine and and pair it with artisanal flatbread pizza made with local ingredients and freshly baked in a wood burning oven. Flatbreads are available Wednesday through Sunday. Regular prices for wine-by-the-glass and flatbread pizza range from $6-$12. Every Wednesday evening from 5-7pm, enjoy half priced flatbreads and wines. When the weather is agreeable, try the trellised patio provides for a relaxing outdoor setting.
Columbia Winery, Tasting Room, 14030 NE 145th Street, P.O. Box 1248, Woodinville, WA 98072 (Google map). Hourse Sunday through Tuesday: 11:00am to 6:00pm, Wednesday through Saturday: 11:00am-7:00pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day and at 3:00PM Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve . There may be eearly Tasting Room Closures on any given day; check the Website Calendar before you head to Woodinville.
It’s Washington Wine Month at locally owned and operated Pike & Western Wine Shop at Pike Place Market. Here’s a list of great Washington wines they’re offering for under $30 (and most under $20):
- 2010 Kyra Chenin Blanc 10.99
- 2009 Hudson Shah Malbec 11.99
- Boomtown Chardonnay 2009 11.99
- 2007 Patit Creek Cellars Roux 12.99
- Waving Tree Sangiovese 2008 12.99
- Gifford Hirlinger Stateline Red 2008 13.99
- Lobo Hills 2009 Dry Riesling 13.99
- 2010 Chinook Chardonnay 15.99
- 2010 Woodinville Wine Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 15.99
- Alba Cor Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer 2010 – Celilo Vineyard 15.99
- 2008 Cavatappi Barbera 16.99
- 2009 William Church Winery Bishop’s Blend 16.99
- 2010 Analemma Rosé 16.99
- 2010 Southard Roussanne 16.99
- Syncline 2010 Rose 17.99
- Gifford Hirlinger 2007 Walla Walla Cabernet 19.99
- Syncline 2010 Subduction Red 19.99
- Cadaretta 2010 “SBS” (Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon) 19.99
- Syncline 2010 Viognier 19.99
- Chinook Cabernet Franc 2008, Yakima Valley, Washington 21.99
- Nelms Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Columbia Valley 21.99
- 2009 Amavi Cellars Syrah 22.99
- Long Shadows Poets Leap Riesling 2008 22.99
- Cadence 2009 Coda Red Mountain 24.99
- Owen Roe Sinister Hand 2009, Columbia Valley 24.99
- Syncline Grenach/Carignan 2010 24.99
- Maison Bleue JaJa Red 2010 27.99
- Syncline Counoise 2010 27.99
- Gramercy Cellars 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon “Lower East” 28.99
- 2008 Waters Syrah Pepper Bridge Vineyard 29.99
- Syncline Mourvedre 2010 29.99
Pike & Western features wines from other Northwest wineries, as well as from around the world–from the latest hot California release to a little known producer from Italy and beyond. If you want it, they have it! Be sure to check out their free wine tastings on Fridays and daily Hot Buys.
This Saturday across Washington State, brewers will open their breweries for the first WA Beer Open House presented by the Washington Beer Commission (WBC). On Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 12:00 noon-5:00 PM, more than 30 of Washington’s many fine and friendly craft brewers will do something special, whether it’s a guided tour, the opportunity to chat with brewers, barrel samples, tastes from aged and secret stashes, or special pricing on pints or bottles.
Some of the participating breweries are listed below.
Participating Seattle breweries:
Big Time Brewery, Seattle
Elliott Bay/Lake City, Seattle
Elysian/Capitol Hill, Seattle
Epic Ales, Seattle
Fremont Brewing, Seattle
Hilliard’s Beer, Seattle
Maritime Pacific, Seattle
McMenamins/6 Arms, Seattle
Naked City Brewery, Seattle
NW Peaks Brewery, Seattle
Odin Brewing, Seattle
Pike Brewery, Seattle
Schooner EXACT, Seattle
Two Beers Brewery, Seattle
Breweries north and east of Seattle:
Black Raven Brewing, Redmond
Foggy Noggin Brewing, Bothell
American Brewing, Edmonds
McMenamins, Mill Creek
Redhook, Woodinville
Find a complete list of participating locations on the WBC website, as well as a SCAN CODE (for your smart phone) to download a map of all the participating breweries along with a brief description of their unique offerings during the WA BEER OPEN HOUSE.
Wine Enthusiast (WE) magazine’s Top 100 Best Buys of 2011 is their antidote to rising wine prices. All of these wines carry a suggested retail prices of $15 or less, which makes it a list of brands, worldwide regions, and varieties you can count on to keep you–and your wallet–happy in 2012.
Over the past 12 months, WE tasting panelists reviewed more than 16,000 wines, granting the coveted Best Buy designation to only 1,224 (7.6%). This list is whittled down to the Top 100, based on the score, price, availability, … and … buzz. There is something for every style, variety and origin. The list for 2011 is one of the finest and most eclectic collections of Best Buys and WE’s continuing effort to find the wine world’s best values.
Here are the nine wines from Washington that made the list
10. Washington Hills 2010 Sauvignon Blanc (Washington)
15. Hogue 2009 Gewürztraminer (Columbia Valley)
27. Stonecap 2009 Merlot (Columbia Valley)
34. J. Bookwalter 2010 Anecdote Riesling (Columbia Valley)
39. David Hill 2009 Estate Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)
44. Terrapin Cellars 2010 Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)
50. Domaine Ste. Michelle NV Blanc de Blancs (Columbia Valley)
85. Barnard Griffin 2009 Fumé Blanc (Columbia Valley)
96. Arbor Crest 2009 Bacchus Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley)
For the sixth year in a row, a list of the Top 100 Washington/Oregon wines recommended by Paul Gregutt, has been published by the The Seattle Times. Gregutt looks through that past year’s tasting notes and selects is top 100, including special occasion and best buys. Here at Greater Seattle On The Cheap, we’ve culled the list to wines priced at $30 or less and arranged them by $$ and type of wine. For the full article, read Seattle Times wine adviser lists his Top 100.
Reds
70. Gordon Brothers 2007 Syrah ($17)
75. Waterbrook 2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($20)
76. Arbor Crest 2009 Three Vineyards Syrah ($20)
48. Salida 2006 Tempranillo ($24)
79. Tranche 2006 Syrah ($25)
25. Ch. Ste. Michelle 2007 Cold Creek Vineyard Merlot ($28)
26. Tulpen Cellars 2007 Merlot ($28)
49. Hard Row to Hoe 2008 Syrah ($28)
80. Watermill 2008 Estate Cabernet Franc ($28)
81. Bunchgrass 2008 Founder’s Blend Cab Franc-Merlot ($28)
82. Isenhower 2008 Wild Thyme Cabernet Sauvignon ($29)
28. Kontos Cellars 2008 Syrah ($30)
50. Syncline 2009 McKinley Springs Vineyard Syrah ($30)
83. Soos Creek 2008 Ciel du Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon ($30)
84. Obelisco Estate 2008 Merlot ($30)
Whites
65. Olsen Estates 2009 Blanc des Coteaux ($12)
66. Lujon 2009 Pinot Gris ($12)
67. O• S 2010 Champoux Vineyard Riesling ($15)
68. Hestia Cellars 2009 Chenin Blanc ($15)
69. Thistle 2010 Pinot Blanc ($16)
71. Penner-Ash 2009 Riesling ($18)
72. Yamhill Valley 2009 Riesling ($18)
73. Barrister 2010 Klipsun Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc ($19)
74. Quady North 2010 Pistoleta White ($19)
24. Dunham 2009 Lewis Estate Riesling ($20)
45. Rulo 2009 Sundance Vineyard Chardonnay ($20)
46. Pacific Rim 2009 Solstice Vineyard Riesling ($22)
77. Cadaretta 2010 sbs ($23)
78. Chehalem 2009 Corral Creek Riesling ($24)
27. ArborBrook 2008 Sydney Sémillon ($28)
7. Efesté 2009 Lola Chardonnay ($30)
51. Cowhorn 2009 Viognier ($30)
Fremont Oktoberfest is Seattle’s Fall Tradition in the “Center of the Universe” Fremont, Washington. Voted by USA Today and Orbitz.com as one of the top places to toast Oktoberfest, this three-day festival features a Tasting Garden, live music, Kids Area, a 5K Run, and plenty of other activities. The festival runs September 23-25, 2011. Save $5 when you purchase tickets online or at one of the advance ticket outlets in Seattle, Bellevue, and Federal Way.
Tickets
- $20ADV/$25DOOR general admission ticket, includes a 5 oz. commemorative glass and five beer/wine tasting tokens.
- $15 Non-Drinking admission available at the door, includes four tickets good for water or soda redeemable at the Hop Stop booth.
Every Wednesday through Saturday, during normal business hours, Soul Wine has 3-4 wines open to taste in their tasting bar. One wine will be free to taste and the others will have a nominal charge (for a two ounce pour) ranging from $2-$5. This way you can taste a wine or two, or linger over all, any time of the day. In the Soul tasting bar you can taste wines you won’t see offered too many other places and learn something about them in a relaxed atmosphere. The tasting wines will be offered at discounted prices if you want to purchase a bottle (or two…or more!) to take home.
Soul Wine, in South Lake Union, 401 Westlake Ave N Seattle, WA 98109, on the NW corner of Westlake & Harrison (Google map).
Here are 5 of the best always free things to do in Seattle WA.
Here is a list of merchants offering free wine tastings in Seattle.
- Thursday in West Seattle from 5:30 until 8:00 PM at West Seattle Cellars, located at 6026 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA (Google map).
- Thursday in central Seattle from 5-7pm at Urban Vines, 3605 S McClellan St, Seattle WA 98144 (Google map).
- Thursday and Saturday in south Seattle’s SODO district, Thursday from 5-6:30pm and Saturday from 2:00-5:00pm at Esquin Wine Merchants, 2700 – 4th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 (Google map), 4 blocks south of the stadiums on the SE corner of Fourth Avenue South and South Lander. Free customer parking is available in our lot at the south end of the building.
- Friday in Seattle’s Pike Place Market from 3:00 to 6:00pm at Pike & Western Wine Shop, 1934 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 (Google map)
- Friday in Pike Place Market from 2:00-4:00pm at DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine, upstairs in the wine department, 1435 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 (Google map).
- Friday and Saturday on First Hill, Friday 5-8pm and Saturday 2-6pm at 12th & Olive Wine Company, 1125 East Olive, Seattle, WA 98122 (Google map).
- Saturday in downtown Seattle from 11am to 5pm at Champion Wine Cellars, 108 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109 (Google map).
- Saturday in the Ravenna and Queen Anne neighborhoods from 11AM to 5PM at McCarthy & Schiering Wine, 6500 Ravenna Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (Google map) and 2401 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 (Google map).
- Saturday and Sunday in Ballard, Saturday from 2-5pm and Sunday from 11am-4pm at Portalis Wine Shop & Wine Bar, 5205 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 (Google map).
Kirkland Uncorked is a regional showcase of art, food and wine on the picturesque shores of Lake Washington. A signature summer event benefiting the Hope Heart Institute, Kirkland Uncorked features artist showrooms, a boat show, and dog modeling contest in the Promenade and a Tasting Garden with grilling demonstrations, wine tasting and live music.
The Kirkland Uncorked Promenade features Artist Lane, brought to you by Kirkland Arts Center, with more than 40 artist booths and shopping, festival food booths, CityDog Magazine’s Cover Dog Model Contest and boat showcase. The Promenade in downtown Kirkland is free and open to the public.
Tasting Garden
The Tasting Garden features wine tasting, beer by the glass, lifestyle shopping, grilling demonstrations, grill off, live music and a wine shop.
- Friday, July 15 ~ 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Saturday, July 16 ~ 1p.m.- 10 p.m.
- Sunday, July 17 ~ 1p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tasting Garden Admission
- $25 Advanced General Admission: a commemorative glass and 10 tasting tokens*
- $30 General Admission at the Door: a commemorative glass and 10 tasting tokens*
- $15 Non-Tasting Admission
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